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The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
Morn About Bridres,

EDITOR CRITIC: Much is said in aud out
Of Congress concerning bridges across the
Potomac. have seen nothing to change
my opinion, expressed in the article you
published over my name August IS, 1885,
but to strengthen 1t. As to the Memorial
Bridge, first suggested by you, 1t should be
OF sufficient height for all trading vessels to
pass under It, The Aqueduct and the
recommended Three Sisters Railroad Bridge
should be built without draws and high
enough for steam tugs to pass under, which
could be used In the loading OF vessels.
This would supply all our needs for a hun
dred years to come.
OTno y. MUNcAsTER.
GenrpetoMn, February 10.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
Prom IL. A q. Stniinn.

For Baltimoro-5, o.3O, G:iO, 7.3O, $50 and 1905
a, m; 1910, iGn, 3:i5, $3.50, $40, $40, 0t5,
5.3j, s.1j and II 30 p. m. on Sunday. G8O'
$50, $40 and iOui u. M; l.ij, $3.50, 1870,
$40, $40, GIb, 3j, 8:2j, 1870 y. m
For Annapulis=GA0 a. m, i2:iO, 1870 and $40
y m Sunday, $50 a. m. and i:iO y. IN.
For Point oi Rocks, FrederiCk-siO ii.il am;
$40, 5;3I y. m. sunday TO Point OF Rocks
only.
For llHrpcr's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
$40 a. IN. daily, except Sunday,
For Gaithersburg-O3O a. m; lG30, i:iO j.1i
and ll;.l p NJ. daily, except Sunday..On
sunday, $40 u. IN. and j:il y, m.
For lagCrstown-si0 80 u, m. and $3.50 u, m.
For ChiCago-li:i1 n. m, 1910 y. m daily.
For fittsburg-li:ij a, m, 500 y. m.
For New orleans tcSprCssl-s.iO u, IN,
For Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis-3i0
anu 1910 y. m.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
zlHs.Is.

WEBSTER Tuesday, Fob, II, 1857, at .
O'Clock p. M, Emma May, beloved daughter
Of Isaac and Maria Webster, IN her l7th
year. at her sisters residence, MIS-. Brown,
No, COG Twelfth street northeast.
Funeral services Thursday ut O'clO'k,
Friends are invited TO attend.
GARDINER,-At Falls Church, Va, Fob.
ruary II, 1887, Mrs. g. Gardiner, widow ui the
late Richard b. Gardiner.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
HENDERSON Tuesday, February ij 1897,
at 0.25 a. M, william A. Henderson, ir., In his
10Th year.
Funeral services from his late residence,
No. 81 g street southeast, Thursday at gp.
M. All friends are cordially invited.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
ways nnd Hours of Getting in and
Ont OF " Nashington.
DEPARTURES.
From ~. and A., Stution.

FROM w. ana 4. station.
For Hos'ou=9 .. m without change of carq)
For New Gprk-i.!5, o, $50 Qimitcd, all Pull,
man parlur carsl and ii:ij a. M. 1890 q
ulniiud, all IaIlor cars, fia lis1n D. m
For Philadelphia -5:1j, ., aiO limitoID and
ll;lb a. m; 1880, ., 4, i'l5, 600, 10 and 20
y. IN.
For baltimore G35, 7:e5, ., OaO limitcd) and
ill5 g. m; 1879, 1875 Recommendation, ., 4
4il5, i.1l, 1910, 600, $40, ~ and ii.30 y. m,
For Chicago, Cincinnati and 81. Loui5-D:5O q.
m. limitCdl and $40 and 10 p. m.
For Buffalo, Elmira and Harrsburg-0.j0 q.
m. and i0p, m
For Annnpolis-7:2j n. m, 1890, i2l and 600
p. M jsunduys at o a. m and iii D. ny
For Popc's Creek Line-7s5 u. M, 1910 u. N.
on week days only.
For AlcXandria- u, 9:n5 0:ej II n. M; i2Oi,
2O5, i:s5, i3i, Col, sos, 1905, and 1887 p m.
Nundays at 0, 9a7, II a. m.i3, G0i and 1905
=. M
For Richmond and tho South-0 and II a.
m, and iaj y. m, daily except sunday
VIA Atlantic Coast Line.
For Cincinnati Louisville and ST. Louis, via
ChCsapCukC aud Ohio-5.30p y. m.
For Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk 900 and II q. m. Except Sundays.)
For LeCsburg, Round Hill and points on W. o.
M,-bl1 u. m. daily except sunday
and i,i5 y. m
For Manassas, Thoroughtare Gap and Front
RnyalHasi5 y. m, except Sundays.
For WRrtCnton-gOl a. m; $50 p. m.
For Lynchburg, Atlanta and New Orleans
900 a. IN aud II y. m via Midland
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
Gedney House. New Yoris.

Broadway and doth ST., opposite Metro
pOlitan Opera liouso and Casino. Hotel
entirely new. Desirable for business men
or families. European Plan. Rooms 81
per day, upwards. Excellent Restaurant.
GEN. DAN. MAcAULEY S w. 3. BOWERS.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
The Veterans Campfire.

The Union Veteran Corps, First Com
papy, intend having grand campfire next
Monday night at the armory, which will be
a genuine reminder Of old times In the
field, as far as the music, songs, speeches
and uCruhn Is concerned,
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
nAIderncy DnIrv Wnpons.r

Fresh Allerney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in J ID. "Wardh
printe, 45c. per ID. Also cottage cheese;
buttermilk and sweet milk &c. per qt.
Cream, l5c. per pt.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
MARRIED..

KLOSs-PARRISII,-In Washington. D. O.,
on the 18th OF February, 1851, by Rev. DR.. |.
II. Dashiel, John NJ. klOss Of Richmond, Va,
and Lizzie A, E. Parrish of Lynchbufg, Va
DAVIS-BONNEY. -- A. Baltimore, Md,
Thursday, February 10, lS-i by Rev, Father
Gallen. L. s. Davis and Mrs. VI, j, DUnIey,
both OF Maryland.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16

-"Give you reason on compulslon ?"
Why, of course | will. am cured OF
rheumatism, which has kept me enslaved
for twenty years, by using Salvation Oil,
which cost me only % cents.
A ,OOO challenge act at Kernau's.
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MEDICAL.
DRUNKENNESS

Or the Liquor Hahit Can Be Cured
By Administering Dr. Hainos'
Golden Specific.
Can he given In a emp of coffee or tea with
out the knowledge Of the person taking Il. IL
Is absolutely harmless, and will eject u per
manent and speedy cure, whether the patient
is n moderate drinkcr or iu alcoholic wreck.
II has been given In thousands uf eases, and
In every instance u perfect cure has followed.
1t never fails. The system once imprcg-
mated with the Specific, II becomes an utter
imuossibility for The liquor appetite TO exist.
For sale byS. F,Ware, under Rbhltt House;
Il. X. lIelphcnsiinc, Fourteenth street and
Vermont avenue, Washington.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-16
UNDERWRITERS,

A UGUsT BUR6DORF,
n FURNISHING UNDERTAKEN,
No. 316 Penna, ayo, n. W., bet. I'd and AZ sts ,
Everything first class.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-17

name if was married, where | lived, and
so on; then what parish did l belong to, ana
when he found out that / wasn't Cathohc
he left me and has never recognized me
since. But that amt Father Ducey'S style.
He never goes by without kind word oil
greeting and inquiries after my health and
that of my family just as if was a mem
Der of his church. He's nay kind OF man
Howard Crosby l meet quite frequently,
and know well. I'm frank to say don't
like him. He does some good in the com
munity, but think he does more good IN
the pulpit than out of it.
I'D rather not say anything about Father
McGlynn-that comes too close to politics.
and you know it won't do for policeman to
take any part in politics or course ! know
him, and have always found him courteous
gentleman. never met Archbishop Corri-
gan. l suppose the reason is that he usually
rides i'll close carriage.
Il have talked enough for once. Some
other day, maybe, will talk with You about
other classes of people They all pass here,
and | know them all. But the rush is com
ing on now, and must attend to business.
Good day.
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Count Beust Dropped the Ham.
From His Memoirs.

I cannot conclude these "reminiscences of
Paris without mentioning the court. Even
the adversarieS Of the Orleans family must
own that its members have personally much
that is sympathetic and attractive and
have never omitted to do graceful and pleas
ing things. Thus, although then occupied
subordinate position, was invited before
my departure to dine with the royal family
at St Cloud. The King was quite a boui-
geois on such occasions, and carved himself,
a task 10 which he was not equal so that
perhaps it could be said of him, "Qu'H sacit
mieuc les difficulties que les ridndeS"
His awkwardneSs caused an accident to
befall me, which was fortunately not at
tended with any bad consequences. A dish
OF ham was handed TO me, and | took a
slice to which another slice was hanging. Il
fell on the dress of the Queen, next TO whom
] was seated, but her majesty did not notice
IL. did not lose my presence of mind, and
the moment the Queen was looking another
way / made bold move and seized the
slice Of ham and put Il in my pocket.
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A QUEENS ROMANCE.
How a Fall Down Stairs Brought a
Throne and Crown.
from the Neto York. Mail and Express.

From the Ne1C York Mail and Express
Among the presents which Emperor Will
liam received ON his birthday one of the
most remarkable ones was a poem of the
Queen of Roumania. In hundred short
verses Carman Sylvia had described the chief
incidents of the old soldiers lifetime She
had moreover, copied it out herself in her
own hand on white parchment, beautifully
oInamented with cornfowers.
The career of this lady, who is as perfect
a scholar as she is true queen and tender
woman, is deeply interesting as sketched by
an authority. By birth Elizabeth of Rou-
mania is a Princess of the house of WED,
| and her father, man of high ability and
careful culture, gave her an education at
once deeper and freer than that which is
usually the portion of the children of
royalty The death of a young brother
clouded her childhood, and to dissipate the
gloom she was sent to her aunt, the Grand
| Duchess Helena, of Russia. From the quiet
studies of the castle of Nedweid she was
| thus suddenly transported to one of the first
salons of the brilliant court of Russia. The
summons home came with her fathers i'll
ness, and the "Wild RoSebund of Wied, -
restored to her native heath, watched in
his sick room and long mourned his death.
| When there was no kingdom of Roumania
| in existence she had laughingly said: II do
not want to marry unless can be Queen of
| Roumania, and, as so often happens the
careless thoughts of youth found their ac-
complishment. Running down the palace
stairs at Berlin one day her foot slipped,
and she would probably have been Killed
but for Prince Charles of Hohenzollern, who
saw her danger and caught her in his out
| stretched arms When Roumania chose
him for ruler he claimed the Princess as
his bride. During the Russo Turkish war
she wore the uniform of the Red
Cross, and as a nurse helped
to soften ard aSsuage the suf-
ferings which war inevitably brings in its
train. At the close of the struggle Plevna
had given a royal throne to the Prince and
Princess, and their crowns were made out
of cannon captured from the enemy. The
love and admiration of her subjects she has
always had and their sympathy also when
the loss of an only daughter brought desola-
ton to her new home. She has sought CON
ISOLATION in duty, in earnest endeavor for the
good of Roumania, and in those studies
which inheritance and education alike have
| mazda dear IN har
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SINGULAR REUNION.

Chance Meeting of Two Brothers At
ter Twenty-Five Years Separation.
From the city Of Merico Trio Republics.
On the corner of Gante and San Fran
cisco streets there occurred an incident
yesterday morning which shows how small
this world really is in these days of railroads
and steamship transportation. Karl and
Julius Kretzmar, twin brothers, first saw
the light of day fifty-two years ago, in
what was then small village just outside
of the limits of Berlin, but which has since
been incorporated in the great city. They
grew up together into manhood served to-
gether in the same regiment as one-year
volunteers, under provision of the cum
pulSory military service of Germany by
which young men who reach the age when
they become eligible as soldiers may reduce
their term of army life to one year by
feeding and clothing themselves. Upon
leaving the army they together entered the
establishment of their father, a wholesale
grocer. When they were % years old the
father met with financial reverSes which
reduced his fortune to such an extent that
only small pittance remained scarcely
enough to decently maintain the family
composed of ten children, Of whom the
twins were the Oldest When this stare of
affairs became apparent the two brothers
accepted a humble position offered him by a
Hamburg merchant in a branch house of the
firm located in Calcutta, while Julius enter
ed the employ of cloth manufacturing es-
tablishment in one of the interior towns
of Germany. Karl kept up a regular
correspondence with his brother for
years, but finally firing of his position, he
left it and for years he battled against adj
versity which he was too proud to make
Inn 60 a
that time. He finally drifted to New York,
| entered the employ of coffee house and
| came to Mexico three weeks ago to look into
| the coffee raising industry of the republic
| for his firm, of which he has become q mem
Der. Julius in the meanwhile had been sent
out as wool buyer by the factory in which
| he had found employment and through the
| agent of an American wooden goods import
| ing house had been made aware of the adj
vantages offered in the United States for
| the establishment of wooden mills. The
| stories he heard told determined him to
| remove to America, and as soon as he
| had little sum laid by he took ship
| for New York and Travelled from
| thence to the wooden manufacturing centre
i'll Rhode Island where he found position,
saved his money and is now proprietor of
one of the largest mills in the State He
| came to Mexico some days ago to arrange
with firm in Chihuahua for wool supply,
and extended his visit to this city to see the
sights. While walking in opposite direc-
| tions on San Francisco street the brothers
came face to face, and, notwithstanding the
fact that twenty-nine years had passed
since their last meeting, they recognized
each other instantly, whether through an
unexplainable instinct, or whether owing to
the feet that they resemble each other SC
closely in figure and features that it is hard
to distinguish one from the other, it is hard
| to saw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-17
WHY HE JUMPED.
A Chat With the Frenchman Who
Leaped From the Bridge.
From the Missouri Republican

From the Missouri Republican
Arthur Cotton, the young Frenchlnan
who astounded the country by jumping from
the Brooklyn bridge last summer and com
ing out of the water uninjured, sauntered
into the rotunda of the Southern last night.
He is dapper little fellow, a true Partisan,
not more than % years old, and speaks Eng
lish imperfectly. Up to last year he was
the champion swimmer of the country. and
his feats in this line have been almost as
daring as the big jump from the bridge. In
conversation with the hotel reporter, he
gave the following account of the leap:
The idea of jumping from Brooklyn
bridge originated at one of the clubs in New
York. A short time before it had been tried,
but the man was killed, and some of my
friends dared me to do it, They kept talk
ing about it until finally said | would try
it if they would have q boat ready to pick
me up, or, if | was killed, they would notify
my parents in Paris. They agreed to do
this, and got ready to make the jump On
the day decided upon | rode out on the
bridge in an express wagon. When | got to
the centre | looked around to see if there
was policeman in sight, and seeing none, |
took Off all my clothes except pair of
swimming pants. The driver of the wagon
became frightened and begged me not to
jump, but l paid no attention to him.
When l got my clothes off | jumped
out of the wagon and climbed
over to the outer edge of the bridge
and then ran along until I found a good
place to stand on. All this took several
minutes. remember when / stood up to
jump somebody on the bridge cried OUT
Stop that man; he's going to kill himself,
but they could not reach me- | placed my
feet tightly together, drew long breath,
look ed up at the sky and Jumped straight
out When you jump from a high elevation
like that, you must never look into the
water, because if you do you won't jump.
/ retained full control of my senses all the
way down. and kept my body perfectly
straight, with my feet down. In order to
retain my equilibrium, it was necessary to
throw my arms up and down occasionally
as a bird moves its wings. When pretty
near the water | placed my arms tightly
against my sides, and in this position
struck the water feet first and
went under like a shot. When |
came up my friends took me in the boat and
poured whisky down me aud then hurried
me over to the Brooklyn docks in order to
avoid the police. Blu they caught us there,
took me to the station and brought in a
couple of doctors, buj had no use for them.
They had me up in court and fined me $25,
and then | YVES ia KEN over to the Toombs i'll
New York. where they fined me another
| S25 more and then | was turned loose. A
short time afterwards | was presented with
fine gold medal set with diamonds. l can
distinctly remember my feelings as l came
down from that lofty height, but they were
indiscribable. | don't care about trying il
again Ever since l made the jump have
occasionally felt biting sensation in the
muscles of my left leg just above the knee,
and can find nothing to stop it, d"
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PUBLIC LANDINGS.
Especially Those on the Vernon and
Little Ogeechee Rivers.

especially ThOSe on the vernon ana
Little Ogeechee Rivers.
Editor Morning Ne,Cs: The bare note in
the published memoranda of the proceedings
of the County Commissioners is calculated to
produce upon the public mind the impress
sion that the public landings offered by me
to the county ON the Vernon and Little
Ogeechee rivers are proposed with an eye to
my own convenience and interest Now the
facts are these: that there is not a public
landing on these rivers, nor single spot TO
my knowledge, at which any i'll
dividual has a right TO land with
out the consent of the landowner.
Thousands of people in these districts
caught by them are brought to the Savan-
nah market, thus furnishing delightful
food at reasonable prices. As matters now
stand, these people can at any time be shut
off from the rivers by private landowners,
and be deprived in great part of their means
OF living, and the city to the same extent Of
the fish caught by them.
recently built private landing on the
Vernon, connecting closely with the Sayan-
nah road, for my own use, but its con-
venience was quickly seen by others, who at
once began to request the right of landing.
Now 1 do not consider that | am called
upon to build public landings for general
use within my private enclosures. On the
contrary, think it the duty of the county
authorities to furnish such landings for the
use of the general public, and protect my
private property from trespass-a form OF
tresspass growing out of the fact that pre-
vious county authorities have given no heed
to these public necessities
At this juncture | come forward and offer
the county roadways, probably a mile and a
half long, with landings on two large rivers,
for the public convenience, not for my con-
venience, upon the condition that they do
certain work putting these roadways and
landings in useful order. If some others,
who are ever ready to calculate my private
gain from public works in districts where L
happen to have some individual interest,
will put their hands in their individual
pockets as deeply as l have delved into mine
in aid of public improvements they will
probably know little more about how it
works. LOUIS A. FALLIGANT.
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FidO and Hector,

Cincinnati Enquirer Washington Dispatch.
A veracious gentleman who was on the
street in front of the White House this
morning noticed small, well-kept black
and-tan dog coming across the street from
Lafayette square with card in his mouth.
A short distance behind was well-dressed
lady, who addressed the dog by the name OF
Fido and who was plainly the owner Of the
intelligent canine. Fido tried to get be
tween the iron pickets of the White House
fence, when the lady called to him:
mot there, Fido; go to the gate and UP
the walk"
The dog seemed to understand the speech
and took the route recommended by his mis-
tress, still carrying the card in his mouth
The lady followed him into the grounds and
about half way up the circular walk. &c
up to the steps, Fido," she pleasantly said
''and leave your card for Hector and she
stood there till the dog carried out her in
structions to the letter and returned to her
side without the card When Hector, the
famous canine pet of the first lady Of the
land, returns from Oak View tomorrow
morning he will find that he has missed the
society of an intelligent visitor.
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THE P R1NCEss' HALF CROWN.
How a Little Daughter of England
Paid for Stick Of Chocolate.
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian
A crowd thronged Kings Cross station,
London, the other day to witness the de-
parture of His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales and his family for Sandringham,
and were gratified by a little unrehearsed
effect, as well as a proof that royalty is not
altogether exempt from that frequent failing
of the masses-a penchdnt for goodies ="
The mysterious automatic box which Yields
up sticks Of chocolate in return for the in
sertion of penny was the object of special
attention from Her Royal HighneSs Princess
Maud of Wales, whose approaching con-
firTnation a few days after may have
accounted for the abstraction which led the
young lady to pop a halfc rown into the
fatal slit in place of the humber copper.
The mistake was discovered as the coin
slipped from her fingers, and so genuine and
unaffected was the horror expressed in the
exclamation, "Ohl my half CROWN that
the appreciative bystanders were sympa-
rhetically silent till the Prince of Wales.
with twinkle in his eye, gravely advised
his youngest daughter to square matters by
the insertion Of the now impossible French
pennies on future occasions. A burst of
hearty laughter and cheering ensued. dur
ing which young Princess Maud. blushing
fuiiously, reiterated to the railway carriage.
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two married sisters and a child
Of one of them There were three cases sup
posed to be incipient, and two others were
reported as having been moved to q hospital
in New Orleans. In the whole town, there
fore, but eight cases could be found or
heard of that bore any resemblance what
ever to leprosy. An examination showed
that all the persons afflicted or suspected
were the descendants of leper who came
to the parish from St Domingo many years
ago. The fact that they had lived in
close communion with their neighbors, and
that the husbands of the women, who had
been married for years, We're free from the
disease, 'eeatto show that it was not conta-
gious, but hereditary. The family, concern
ing whose leprosy nobody entertained a
doubt, proved to be absolutely free of the
disease.